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School district · Ohio · LEAID 3904931

Columbus Grove Local

Columbus Grove Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,934 (above only 33% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Columbus Grove Local come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$73,934
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$18,795
Per-pupil spending
756
Students enrolled
33rd
Pct. in OH
$73,934

Columbus Grove Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,934 (above only 33% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $73,934, above the national average of $70,245, serving 756 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Columbus Grove Local sits in the lowest third of Ohio districts on estimated teacher pay at $73,934 (above only 33% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 33rd percentile for Ohio
  • 66th percentile nationally
  • 32% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Ohio ranks #13 of 49 on the salary estimate and #5 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Columbus Grove Local ranks #437 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #210 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil
  • +31.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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LEAID 3904931 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Columbus Grove F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-BELOW -8% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P33 in state RANK-NAT-MID P66 national PPE-MID $19K/pupil ENR-SMALL 756 students INSTR-LOW 32% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Van FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $73,934 estimated average teacher salary · P33 in Ohio · P66 nationally · 32% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Dayton (+$195est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Columbus Grove

Salary neighbourhood · Columbus Grove

Columbus Grove trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Columbus Grove

Columbus Grove Local's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$73,934 Top 34% higher than 66% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Below this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Columbus Grove Local $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Columbus Grove in Ohio's lower-third pay band

Same 646 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Columbus Grove Local ranks #437 of 646 Ohio districts by estimated teacher salary and #210 of 646 by per-pupil spending. Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr pay #1 at $171,630 is not Warren County Vocational School spending #1 at $57,688 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Columbus Grove Local is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren County Vocational School leads spending at $57,688 per pupil; Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Columbus Grove Local

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +31.7% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Ohio's statewide +19.8% by 11.8 points, a growth rate faster than 88% of the 604 Ohio districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 844 to 756 students (10.4% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$73,933.824

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Ohio price level
91.9 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$80,448

+9% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Ohio run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Ohio compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Columbus Grove Local

What the Numbers Say About Columbus Grove Local

Columbus Grove Local is a small school district in Ohio, serving 756 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $18,795. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $73,934, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 3904931 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Ohio statewide average of $80,477, teacher pay in Columbus Grove Local runs materially below the state benchmark, a 8.1% gap, and above the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (5.3% differential). Among enrolling districts in Ohio, it pays more than 33% of them. Ohio itself ranks #13 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Columbus Grove Local reports $14.2M in total expenditure against $13.7M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 32% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $3.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.7M.

How does Columbus Grove Local compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Ohio average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Columbus Grove Local $73,934
Columbus City Schools District $89,500
Ohio avg $80,477
National avg $70,245

Columbus Grove Local pays -17.4% less than Columbus City Schools District · per-pupil $18,795 vs $24,812

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Ohio districts

On pay, Columbus Grove Local sits closest to Van Wert City; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Franklin Local. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Van Wert City
  2. Loudonville-Perrysville Exempted Village
  3. Crestview Local
  4. Ottoville Local
  5. Covington Exempted Village
  6. Franklin Local
  7. Russia Local
  8. Westfall Local
  9. Claymont City
  10. Gallia County Local
  11. James A Garfield Local
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Franklin Local
  2. Perry Local
  3. Newcomerstown Exempted Village
  4. Symmes Valley Local
  5. Lakewood Local
  6. Maumee City
  7. Frontier Local
  8. Strasburg-Franklin Local
  9. Wellston City
  10. Sandy Valley Local
  11. Brown Local

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Columbus Grove Local's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Columbus Grove Local: closest on enrollment (756 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($73,934 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$13.7M
Total Revenue
$14.2M
Total Expenditure
$4.5M
Instruction Salaries
32% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$3.2M
Regular Program
$0.7M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 3 programs in Columbus Grove Local: the regular program, special education and vocational programs. It reports no separate figure for other programs. Together they are 88% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 12% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Ohio Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Ohio districts belongs to Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctr at $171,630. Columbus Grove Local places 426 of 605 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Tennessee and Indiana are the states closest to Ohio on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Ohio districts →

Other Ohio Districts

Smaller-district sample from 648 Ohio peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Lisbon Exempted Village
$72,889
747 students
South Central Local
$76,497
746 students
McDonald Local
$80,004
745 students
Old Fort Local
$67,688
745 students
Symmes Valley Local
$91,069
741 students
Fort Loramie Local
$86,800
740 students

This is a sample of 6 from 648 Ohio districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbus Grove Local
What is the average teacher salary in Columbus Grove Local?

The average teacher salary in Columbus Grove Local is $73,934 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Columbus Grove Local teacher pay compare to the Ohio average?

Columbus Grove Local pays 8.1% less than the Ohio state average of $80,477. The district's average is $73,934.

How does Columbus Grove Local teacher pay compare to the national average?

Columbus Grove Local pays 5.3% above the national average of $70,245. The district average is $73,934.

What is the per-pupil spending in Columbus Grove Local?

Columbus Grove Local spends approximately $18,795 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Columbus Grove Local's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 32% of Columbus Grove Local's total expenditure of $14.2M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Columbus Grove Local's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.